uk-hotdailynews: 2014-12-14 U.K. World

Lima climate talks face major breakdown, US warns
BBC News
The head of the US delegation at UN climate talks has warned of a "major breakdown" in the process if negotiators fail to come to an agreement at a meeting in Lima, Peru. Talks remain deadlocked by divisions between rich and poor countries over the scale ...

Negotiators inch toward a compromise in talks aimed at a climate treaty next year   Washington Post
Julie Bishop confident as Lima climate talks drag on   The Australian
Rich-poor tiff delays Lima pact by a day   Economic Times
The Guardian
New York Times
Daily Caller
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Thousands in US protest police slaying of black men
KVVU Las Vegas
(AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais). Participants stand on the curb holding candles or flashlights during a visual demonstration near the White House in response to the recent grand jury decisions not to indict police officers, Friday, Dec. 12, 2014, i.
Thousands rally in US over police killings   Times of India
Thousands gather in Washington to protest police violence   Irish Times

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20 dead, 88 missing after mudslide in central Indonesia
CTV News
BANJARNEGARA, Indonesia (AP) -- Heavy rains in central Indonesia loosened soil and collapsed a hill, setting off a landslide that killed at least 20 villagers and left 88 others missing under piles of mud, officials said Sunday. Residents of Jemblung village in ...

At least 17 dead, 91 missing in landslide in Indonesia   CNN
Desperate volunteers dig with bare hands as Indonesian mudslides claim scores ...   The Independent
More than 100 feared dead after Indonesia landslide   Telegraph.co.uk
BBC News
The Hindu
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Online Trail Leads to Arrest of Indian as Man Behind Posts Backing the Islamic ...
New York Times
NEW DELHI — Police in Bangalore, India, arrested on Saturday the man accused of being behind @ShamiWitness, the Twitter handle of a fervent and widely followed English-language supporter of the Islamic State extremist group. The authorities had been ...

Islamic State twitter account handler Mehdi Masroor Biswas arrested; confesses ...   Daily News & Analysis
'Twitter Jehadi' Mehdi's YEAR LONG free run spreading IS-inspired hate online ...   Daily Mail
India questions man for pro-Islamic State tweets   Gulf Daily News
Times of India
Economic Times
The New Indian Express
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Court official and soldiers targeted by Taliban
Herald Scotland
The Afghan Taliban killed a Supreme Court official, a dozen mine clearers and several national and foreign soldiers, but also suffered heavy losses during intensifying violence ahead of the withdrawal of most international troops in the next two weeks.
At least 19 die in three separate Taliban attacks   Irish Independent
UNSC backs agreement for Nato to train Afghan forces   The Nation
Attacks against security forces kill 2 NATO soldiers   Xinhua
The Guardian
New York Post
Washington Post
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Japan votes in snap election called by Shinzo Abe
BBC News
Millions of Japanese voters are heading to the polls in a snap election called by Prime Minister Shinzo Abe to boost support for his economic reforms. Voters will be choosing who sits in the 475-seat lower house of Japan's parliament, the Diet. Recent surveys ...

Japan heads to polls with Abe on course to retain power   Times of India
Japanese vote for Lower House, with 'Abenomics' a focus   The Japan Times
PM Abe's ruling party eyes big gains in snap Japan election   euronews
Bloomberg
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Prince George Christmas pictures released
BBC News
The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge have released three official Christmas photographs of Prince George. The pictures were taken in late November and show the prince in a courtyard at Kensington Palace. The third-in-line to the throne celebrated his first ...

PHOTOS: Prince George is growing up   CBC.ca
Prince George captured in three official Christmas photos   The Guardian
Prince George official Christmas pictures an early present from royals   CBS News
Telegraph.co.uk
Sky News
Sydney Morning Herald
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Kerry, Lavrov to meet as tensions soar over Ukraine
Channel News Asia
The meeting in Rome will take place with tensions soaring after US lawmakers passed a bill which calls for additional sanctions against Russia and the delivery of up to US$350 million (€280 million) worth of US military hardware to Ukraine. PHOTOS.
Ryabkov: RF radically rebuff US ambition to impose its will the world, sanction ...   ITAR-TASS
Russia threatens response if US sets new sanctions   Business Standard
Russia Warns US on Bill Authorizing Military Hardware to Ukraine   Voice of America
The Nation
Russia Beyond the Headlines
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Hong Kong's Umbrella Movement spawns new generation of protester – but can ...
Telegraph.co.uk
Jenny Li is 16. She likes dancing, she likes volleyball but most of all she likes Peppa Pig. She carries her Samsung smartphone in a bright pink purse. In September she became a pro-democracy activist. "I didn't really care about politics before – but I don't ...

Hong Kong Left Deeply Polarised by Protests: Analysts   NDTV
Umbrella Movement in Hong Kong, Early November 2014   Huffington Post
Beijing's liaison chief helps kick off annual Brands and Products Expo   South China Morning Post (subscription)
AsiaOne
Zee News
The Straits Times
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Crane falls into Dutch house after proposal goes wrong
BBC News
A crane tipped over and crashed into the roof of a house in IJsselstein, near Utrecht in the Netherlands after a marriage proposal went wrong. A man had rented a crane to drop him into his girlfriend's garden so he could propose in spectacular fashion.
Man's smashing effort at proposal   Herald Scotland
Why you should reconsider that crane in your marriage proposal   CNN
Marriage proposal brings down home   Khaleej Times
Toronto Sun
Mirror.co.uk
Sydney Morning Herald
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